This was a unique concept and enjoyed that the mind control being broken by touch, it added to the scifi element and was glad it worked with the genre. The characters had that element that I was expecting and thoroughly enjoyed the overall flow of the story. Constance Fay was able to create a strong story and was invested in this, I hope Constance Fay writes more as this was really well written.

Thank you to Tor and NetGalley for providing a DRC of this title for review.

Fun! Although this one dragged a little in the middle for me (I would have loved to see them escape the prison a little earlier and still have some off-site adventures), I’m still really loving this series. Would definitely recommend for fans of sci-fi romance!

Engineer Caro Ogunyemi goes on a solo mission to rescue a prisoner, Leviathan, from a super secret prison for wealthy families that run the galaxy. Caro's university thesis provided the framework to use chips to manipulate people into following orders. Caro has to make up a plan as she infiltrates the prison and tries to rescue Leviathan. This book can be read as a standalone. Fans of science-fiction romances will love this book.

I loved the premise and the first 50% of the book, but the ending didn't feel connected to the rest of the book. The supersoldier with amnesia was giving me Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier and Wolverine vibes. I loved it. I want to know if Fay named the main character Leviathan as an homage to The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey. Caro's intelligence as an engineer reminded me of Naomi Nagata from The Expanse. GR81 was a hilarious and heartwarming sentient robot. I enjoyed all of his scenes. Although I liked the Victory chapters, it felt like a device to propel the plot forward. Especially since the Victory chapters only made up about 5-10% of the book. This book desperately needed more spicy scenes between Caro and Levi--they only get 1.5 scenes together!